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August 18, 2010

WLOX – Protestor interrupts Gov. Barbour at Gulfport meeting

Protestor interrupts Gov. Barbour at Gulfport meeting GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – A protestor from the commercial fishing industry interrupted Governor Haley Barbour’s presentation Tuesday at the first meeting of the Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Commission. The panel is tasked with searching for the best ways to help South Mississippi recover from the BP oil spill.…
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August 18, 2010

Sun Herald – Experts should guide recovery of the Gulf

Experts should guide recovery of the Gulf While at least a half-dozen of the 34 members of Gov. Haley Barbour’s Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Commission have Ph.Ds, the majority of them are elected officials. Indeed, 11 of the 34 are mayors. We hope this does not mean that politics will dominate science as the commission…